"hesitative" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more hesitative [comparative], most hesitative [superlative]
Etymology: From hesitate + -ive. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|hesitate|ive}} hesitate + -ive Head templates: {{en-adj}} hesitative (comparative more hesitative, superlative most hesitative)
  1. Distinguished by hesitation; hesitating. Derived forms: hesitatively, hesitativeness Related terms: hesitant
    Sense id: en-hesitative-en-adj-dFP-5bfb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ive

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